Research into the prevalence of young worker exploitation within the Australian labour force and the ways in which this exploitation may be combatted through the use of digital tools and data science. The report affirms the alarming rate at which young workers are underpaid and makes recommendations to combat young worker exploitation through the use...

Effective workplace supports can help to address the high social and economic costs of intimate partner violence (IPV) to individuals, businesses and societies. This policy paper highlights steps that employers and governments are taking to strengthen workplace approaches to IPV, especially public policy measures across OECD countries to encourage an effective workplace response.

Australia has had one of the highest levels of casual employment in the world. This report outlines how this is changing, largely due to the current Australians Government's commitment to job security through workplace law reforms. The report also analyses employers arguments mounted against these reforms.

The Mandatory Disease Testing Act is intended to protect the health of government employees through mandatory blood testing of a person whose bodily fluids have come into contact with a worker. This report finds the Act has failed to improve the wellbeing of workers, while providing insufficient protection for third parties, in particular Aboriginal and...

This guide provides an accessible summary of Australian workers’ protections for raising concerns about the harmful impacts of technology, and some practical considerations to assist anyone considering speaking up.